Game apparatus.



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JOHN H. PRICE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGN OR TO MCLOUGHLIN BROTHERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed May 23,1906. Serial No. 318,3 '79.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PRICE, a sub ject of the King of Great Britain, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding game boards and ap aratus and it has for its object to rovi e a strong folding receptacle serving-goth as a board for games and a receptacle for the men or pieces used in the game, all as will be particularly hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein an embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a view of the inside of the receptacle or box, represented as opened out flat, this inner face of the board being shown as laid out and marked to serve for playing the game of backgammon. Fig. 2 is an end view of the receptacle, showing it partly folded. Fig. 3 isa sectional detail view illustrating the construction of hinge connecting the two sections of the receptacle. Fig. 4 is an exterior perspective view of the receptacle, showing it artly unfolded or open. The exterior sur ace is herein represented as laid out and marked for playing the game of checkers or draughts. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of the folded or closed box or rece tacle.

T e receptacle is economically constructed, preferably of paper-board, in two nearly like sections, (indicated as a whole respectively by A and 13,) each section comprising a half game-board., provided with two ends a, a side l) of the same width as the ends, and a narrower side c. These sides and ends are disposed perpendicular to the half-board, like the sides and ends of a paper box, In forming the receptacle or box the two lower or narrower sides cA are brought together, the sections being placedside by side, and a hinge formed by gluing or pasting over the edges of the sides c ahinging-strip of iiexible fabric cZ-such as muslin, for example. (See Fig. 3

One section, as A, is made slightly longer and wider than the other section, B, so that when the two sections are folded or closed together, as in Eig. 4, the sides and ends of the wider and longersection A will take outside of the respective sides and ends of the other section. Thus one section will be substantially wholly inclosed within the other,

and the two narrower sides c of the sections will together form one side or edge of the Aclosed box.

This construction provides an inexpensive and compact article adapted to provide a game-board having markings on its respective faces and a receptacle for the men or pieces used in the game. These latter are well known for the games mentioned and form no part of the present invention.

By making one section inclose the other when folded together no fastening is required on the receptacle, and when opened out, as in Eig. 1, the box will be evenly supported, whichever face may be uppermost.

As stated, the device will usually be made from aper-board for the sake of economy; but o viously it might be made from other material`as` wood, for example-and be made to form a board for any game or games requiring a board. By making one section close or telescope within the other the folded device will occupy a small space and be strong and compact.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A game apparatus, having a box or receptacle consisting of two similar sections each consisting of a half'game-board, properly marked, provided with two upright ends and a side, of equal width, and an upright side of lesser width, the said narrower sides of the two sections being hinged together, one of said sections being slightly larger than the other so that when folded together the wider sides and ends of one section will embrace and house those of the other, substan tially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A game apparatus, having a receptacle consisting of two half gaine-boards, each having about its margins upright ends and sides,

one side being substantially one-half the width of the other side and ends, the said narrower sides of the receptacle being hinged together, at their upper edges by flexible means and the wider sides and ends on onehalf of the game-board being adapted to ernbrace and house on the other half thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 17th day of May, 1906, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JOHN H. PRICE.

Witnesses: HENRY 'DIsTLEn, CHARLES A. CHrcHEsTER.

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